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kahlzun

Singularity & Schwartzchild radius asymptote

I was talking with someone about Hawking Radiation and black holes and I realised something that I'd like to fact check.

  • all black holes are singularities
  • Singularities are an infinitely small point
  • The Schwartzschild radius shrinks as the black hole loses energy
  • It cannot, however ever reach a truly infinitely small point
  • Therefore, the 'event horizon' will never reveal the singularity
  • Therefore, black holes get smaller but will never truly disappear

It's like a Xenos paradox: it will draw closer and closer to the center, but cannot truly ever reach it.
Can anyone tell me where I've made the mistakes that I am sure are there?

Posted Jan 27, 2026, 1:59 PM UTC

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